[Kevin Hoare]

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/records/part7.html

 

[Guest]

Ugly but fast... but ugly

 

[Slither]

Wow, thats amazing!
Quick q though, why isnt something like Hennesy, lingenfelter, etc. not listed as a record holder? Wonder if its because its a modded factory car or what?
Anyway, great find and vid. Also, I would love to have one, but would have to do something about the front end.

 

[Worm]

Nice trap for 720bhp and a wing that big

0-100-0 is on par with the latest 1000cc sport bikes :rockon:

 

[!^3]

Wow, thats amazing!
Quick q though, why isnt something like Hennesy, lingenfelter, etc. not listed as a record holder? Wonder if its because its a modded factory car or what?
Anyway, great find and vid. Also, I would love to have one, but would have to do something about the front end.

Something about those companies not being actual car manufacturers. On the other hand, you have RUF who is considered their own manufacturer. Has something to do with how the company is registered pertaining to its operations I think?


That thing is crazy. Good lord!

 

[OneJoeZee]

agreed with doug. It's a bit ugly. Looks like an insect I'd probably step on. Amazing performance though.

 

[Bobbyfali]

STREET TIRES in the 9s not even DR's!! amazing

 

[shiznut123]

Did they take the wing off for those 9sec runs? Wouldn't it only be fair to have those other supercars' aerodynamics adjusted for the quarter mile?

 

[Worm]

STREET TIRES in the 9s not even DR's!! amazing

I didn't read it, but I'm sure its a roadracing slick/tire.

 

[Worm]

Did they take the wing off for those 9sec runs? Wouldn't it only be fair to have those other supercars' aerodynamics adjusted for the quarter mile?

Obviously not, there are videos and pics... :wtf:

 

[ReI86]

Something about those companies not being actual car manufacturers. On the other hand, you have RUF who is considered their own manufacturer. Has something to do with how the company is registered pertaining to its operations I think?


That thing is crazy. Good lord!

Because the others are just tuners and RUF actually takes the car apart and rebuilds them too there spec.

 

[93.5turbo]

I didn't read it, but I'm sure its a roadracing slick/tire.

Well if you did read it they in fact said it was on road tires. Nothing to mention it was on a roadracing/handling set-up (not optimum for drag racing)....which makes it even more impressive and just goes to show the potential and ability of that chassis* :hail:


...I agree it's no ferrari in looks (lol) but it still looks more exotic than a run of the mill mkiv to me...

 

[John79]

Wow, that is awesome. But like a lot of others here, I think it's looks are a complete abortion.

 

[Worm]

Well if you did read it they in fact said it was on road tires. Nothing to mention it was on a roadracing/handling set-up (not optimum for drag racing)....which makes it even more impressive and just goes to show the potential and ability of that chassis* :hail:


...I agree it's no ferrari in looks (lol) but it still looks more exotic than a run of the mill mkiv to me...

Paste where it says what tires they had on it? Those look like 345s, I could be wrong but pretty uncommon to find a street tire in that size.

 

[Boostrush]

Paste where it says what tires they had on it? Those look like 345s, I could be wrong but pretty uncommon to find a street tire in that size.

This is the only thing I could find regarding tires...

"Richard Marlow commented, “ We knew that the standard factory spec car was more than capable of achieving a standing quarter mile time of this caliber, and it shows once again its performance superiority over other supercars. We performed several runs on the day all of which were in the sub 10secs category, The Ultima has a great deal more attributes to it than that of performing standing ¼ mile drag runs, but nevertheless this is a historical and worldwide reputed statistic that we wanted to record in order to demonstrate what our standard product can run. Clearly there is plenty more potential for the GTR on the drag strip if the runs had been carried out during a competitive event and if the car was optimized for such use, but that is not something we will be pursuing further. We are delighted that the standard road tyred GTR can run 9 secs quarters consistently with ease, and that these times are significantly quicker than all other supercars."

 

[Worm]

This is the only thing I could find regarding tires...

"Richard Marlow commented, “ We knew that the standard factory spec car was more than capable of achieving a standing quarter mile time of this caliber, and it shows once again its performance superiority over other supercars. We performed several runs on the day all of which were in the sub 10secs category, The Ultima has a great deal more attributes to it than that of performing standing ¼ mile drag runs, but nevertheless this is a historical and worldwide reputed statistic that we wanted to record in order to demonstrate what our standard product can run. Clearly there is plenty more potential for the GTR on the drag strip if the runs had been carried out during a competitive event and if the car was optimized for such use, but that is not something we will be pursuing further. We are delighted that the standard road tyred GTR can run 9 secs quarters consistently with ease, and that these times are significantly quicker than all other supercars."

That doesn't say anything about what tire is on the car. How about something like "BFGoodrich DOT legal drag radial 345/30/18"

 

[Boostrush]

That doesn't say anything about what tire is on the car. How about something like "BFGoodrich DOT legal drag radial 345/30/18"

I know, it's a shame that they didn't specify the details of the tire. Being as generic as they were, I would have assumed DOT drag radials were used.